Business Improvement Manager, Food, Bristol
- Employer
- Focus Management Consultants Ltd
- Location
- Somerset
- Salary
- £60000 - £65000 per annum + Car Allowance and Benefits
- Closing date
- 6 Mar 2019
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Function
- Operations, Other Job Function, Production
- Business Sector
- Food Manufacturing
Job Details
Opportunity for an experienced manufacturing professional to take on a senior leadership role as a Business Improvement Manager within the food sector.
Business Improvement, Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence - whatever you call it the objective is to make the business run more efficiently with less waste and deliver higher profits.
If you want to utilise your existing skills in manufacturing in a role specifically focused on refining manufacturing processes, reducing wastage and making better use of the labour at hand then this is the opportunity for you.
Reporting to the Site Director at this semi-automated food manufacturing site you will form part of the senior leadership team, sitting alongside the Operations Manager and Engineering Manager. Working closely with your peers your objective is to identify and deliver Business Improvement projects using appropriate lean manufacturing techniques. As a newly created role you be defining the BI targets for the site in line with divisional targets and long term strategic plans.
Responsibilities:
- Define a pipeline of achievable Business Improvement initiatives
- Manage BI projects utilising resources such as BI Coordinator and Ops/Engineering team members
- Measure and drive adoption of the new manufacturing excellence program
- Coach and develop colleagues in lean methods to enable succession planning for the Business Improvement function
This role would suit a degree level Manufacturing Manager or Operations Manager with experience in delivering Continuous Improvement projects in a high-volume / fast-paced environment. Ideally coming from a World Class Lean business and possessing an assertive and persuasive personality as you will need to be an influencer across the site.
Send your CV or get in touch today for more information.
Tel: +44 (0) 1625 560778 REF. DRB895060
Follow Focus Management on Twitter @foodjob
Company
Founded in 1990, Focus delivers excellent recruitment solutions in the changing world of the food and drink industry. We are proud of our talented team of knowledgeable recruitment specialists covering all functions and sectors offering a bespoke service for our clients.
We provide Permanent and Interim recruitment solutions across Manufacturing, Retail, Foodservice, Food Technology, Product Development, Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering, HR, Sales & Marketing from Graduate to Board Level.
We’ve worked across the globe, recruiting for start-ups through to large international organisations. We have helped and made a real difference to a vast array of clients working collaboratively as they recruit the very best talent to support their strategies.
Our guiding principles and culture are built on 3 pillars:
- An employee-owned business where we all thrive A business with a culture of pride, trust, kindness and wanting to be the BEST
- An environment that embraces lifestyle goals offering balance, fun and an engaging place to work
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